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County to educate on risks of fireworks CHERI BRUBAKER The News Guard

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Illegal fireworks in Lincoln City JEREMY C. RUARK / THE NEWS GUARD

These are the illegal fireworks seized by Lincoln City Police just before, during, and just after previous July Fourth celebrations.

JERMY RUARK The News Guard

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s Oregon families prepare to celebrate the 4th of July, law enforcement and fire officials are urging caution.

Oregon law bans all fireworks that fly, explode, move across the ground more than six feet, or go up in the air more than twelve inches, The ban includes bottle rockets roman candles, firecrackers, M80s and mortar rounds.

The illegal fireworks are not available for purchase in Oregon and are brought in from out-of-state, according to law enforcement officials, who encourage Oregonians seeking fireworks to purchase them at licensed firework stands, which are normally in operation

close to the Independence Day holiday.

Under Oregon law, the use of any fireworks, legal or illegal, is prohibited on Oregon beaches and officials can seize illegal fireworks.

“You can be subject to monetary fines and/or be arrested,” Lincoln City Police Department (LCPD) Sgt. Jeffery Winn said.

“You can also be held civilly liable for damages resulting from the improper use of any fireworks – legal or illegal.”

Oregon law also make parents liable for damages caused by their children and allows fire departments to charge for the cost of suppressing fires caused by fireworks. The use of illegal fireworks constitutes criminal activity and insurance policies may not cover violators if they are engaged in a criminal act that results in damage.

“With our local area having just experienced a devastating wildfire event that resulted in the loss of hundreds of homes and displacement of numerous families, the concerns of fire danger is on the forefront of everyone’s minds,” Winn said.

During dry summer conditions, an errant firework can ignite vegetation, vehicles and even the roofs of homes, according to Winn, who said even legal fireworks are dangerous and can cause property damage, and serious injuries and burns to users and those around them, especially unsupervised children.

“The members of the Lincoln City Police Department want our citizens and visitors to have a safe and happy July 4th holiday and encourage everyone to keep it safe and keep it legal,” Winn said.

Siletz Bay Music Festival Returns in September

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limited number of tickets is now on sale for the 2021 Siletz Bay Music Festival which will feature 12 concerts in nine days, September 4-12, bringing worldclass, virtuoso-level performers to a variety of locations in Lincoln City and Newport.

Long-time artistic director Yaacov (Yaki) Bergman has created an exciting program with an extraordinary mix of music, including performances of classical chamber, jazz and orchestral music, a bit of Broadway, the popular “Musical Tapas” tastes and tunes event, and a gala benefit dinner and concert. Joining him will be some of the festival’s favorite musicians including Mei-ting Sun on piano and renowned clarinetist Ken Peplowski plus some exciting new-to-Siletz-Bay talent in-

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cluding Oregon’s own Anthea Kreston and Jason Duckles plus jazz singer Karla Harris out of Atlanta.

Festival venues include a site that will host a festival event for the first time: two orchestral concerts will be held at the B’Nai Brith Camp (BB Camp) on Devil’s Lake in Lincoln City. And, despite this season’s Covid-shortened schedule, the festival will again feature

three free concerts, one at Lincoln City’s Congregational Church and two at the Lincoln City Cultural Center which will also host chamber and jazz, Musical Tapas and the benefit dinner concert events.

The free concerts will include the traditional Tuesday night chamber performance at the Congregational Church on 9/7, and a concert for children and their families on Thursday afternoon

9/9. Sunday morning, 9/5, Bagels with Beethoven will feature a performance and musical chat moderated by Joan Behrens Bergman -- and bagels.

Prices for tickets vary: chamber and jazz tickets, $25; orches-

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t their regular meeting June 22, the Lincoln County Commissioners discussed the enforcement of illegal fireworks and risk of fire over the Fourth of July holiday weekend. The board considered a ban on the sale and use of personal fireworks in the county, but seemed to favor education over a ban, though they will revisit the issue June 28.

On June 10, Waldport City Council banned fireworks within the city limits, citing extreme fire danger and drought conditions that had the city already relating on its secondary water supply.

County residents, as well Waldport city officials, petitioned the commissioners to also prohibit personal fireworks in unincorporated county areas.

County Counsel Wayne Belmont pointed out Oregon law bans possession, use or sale of any fireworks that fly, explode or travel more than one foot in the air or six feet in the ground. Most of the fireworks occurring around the Fourth of July are illegal fireworks, he noted.

Commission Chair Doug Hunt asked Sheriff Curtis Landers what size of staff it would take to enforce existing laws regarding fireworks, noting, “It doesn’t do any good to make additional laws if there isn’t anyone to enforce them.”

Landers responded that with eight more staff per shift they could do it. “But that’s a pipe dream with the budget situation,” he said.

Sheriff Curtis Landers told the commissioners the Fourth of July weekend was a difficult one for his office with the call load already high. Time off is not allowed, and deputies are already on overtime, he said. The department is short a number of positions.

Landers recommend contacting fire districts to see if they have enforcement statues if the commissioners impose additional fireworks restrictions.

Belmont stated issue is illegal fireworks and told the commissioners he sits out in his yard with a shovel and a charged hose every fourth of July due to the risk of fireworks.

“The tools are in place,” Belmont said. “I don’t think you need any additional regulations. You need much, much, much, more enforcement and education.”

Landers explained, “We don’t want to put deputies in the situation of having to use force for a fireworks complaint. Even if we had enough enforcement, that would be difficult situation to

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Taft High School Student Council recieves top honor for outstanding achievement

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Taft High School Assosiated Student Body.

Taft High School is one of 13 high schools and 4 middle schools in the state receiving recognition as a high achieving leadership program with a Gold Council Award. The award, sponsored by the Oregon Association of Student Councils (OASC) sets high standards for student councils and leadership programs and honors them if they can reach or exceed these goals.

The leadership programs begin by setting goals in the fall and actively participate in leadership activities and events throughout the year. In order to receive the award, programs must create and encourage activities that promote inclusivity among all students at the school and provide a series of events that include a variety of different areas/disciplines in the school. Along with involvement in the school, they must also demonstrate that they are gaining valuable leadership and professional skills that they can take with them outside of school.

“The impact of student leaders is truly extraordinary.

They directly affect the climate and culture of their schools, often extending their influence into the community and

beyond. During Covid, we have seen student leaders show incredible resiliency, positivity, creativity, and strength in the face of adversity,” Sarah Cole, OASC Leadership Consultant Team, Adviser Programming and Support. Usually, these award-winning schools are recognized in person at OASC Spring Conference in April, but due to Covid we are honoring our schools virtually and will be mailing certificates this August.

The Oregon Association of Student Councils, founded in 1949 and sponsored by The Coalition of Oregon School Administrators (COSA), serves middle and high school students and advisers from around the state. They provide conferences, workshops, online newsletters, and summer leadership camps designed to heighten student leadership development and improve school culture. In the last few years, OASC has also added a Capitol Ambassador program and has begun organizing with affinity groups. The association is guided by its mission statement: Committed to leadership development with a vision for service, involvement, and action.

School district launches summer camps JEREMY C. RUARK jruark@countrymedia.net

Lincoln County School District Secondary Director Majalise Tolan said the district is offering a variety of camping and learning experiences for area youth this summer.

“Taft is offering 7-8th grade AVID Summer Bridge with a focus on math and science exploration and enrichment; a forestry camp and from August 16 through the 20, a middle and high school music camp,” she said.

Given the pandemic-related restrictions over the past year, the Lincoln City School District administrators look for high attendance in summer school enrollment and at the camps.

“Taft has over 100 students participating in summer school, either through academic credit completion on campus with teachers, in middle school AVID Summer Bridge, online with Edmentum high school course work, and in forestry and music camp,” Tolan said. “Taft has six teachers and two support staff.

Taft also had three students participate in the OCCC partner camps in welding and aquarium science.”

The summer camps are free for LCSD students.

According to Tolan, the teachers leading the camps are all working within their normal field of study. The teachers leading the new AVID Summer Bridge program received virtual training from AVID on how to lead this hands-on program.

Tolan said it is especially important to provide the summer programs.

“Supporting students in completing credits and staying on the path towards high school graduation is vital. Providing enriching opportunities for students engages them in appreciating lifelong learning,” she said. “We hope that students enjoy the opportunities, recover any credit needed, and work on skills to take with them to start the 21-22 school year.”

For more information about the summer programs offered, contact the Lincoln County School District at 541-265-9211.

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Impared boat operators in focus in July

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for more information about the Dry water operation please visit their website at www.operationdrywater.org.

Marine law enforcement officers from across the state will be joining with the Oregon State Marine Board and the US Coast Guard to enforce Oregon’s Boating Under the Influence of Intoxicants (BUII) laws this July 4 weekend. “If there is a chance you’ll be impaired this summer – especially during the July 4 weekend, don’t go boating,” says Randy Henry, with the Oregon State Marine Board. “It’s not worth the risk.”

Henry notes that many of the state’s 36 counties

sheriffs’ office and Oregon State Police will specifically be looking for impaired boat operators over the holiday weekend as part of the national Operation Dry Water Campaign. “If you’re impaired and we catch you, that can be the end of your boating fun for up to three years.”

Many marine officers have completed specialized training to recognize alcohol and drug impairment. This includes prescription drugs, alcohol, inhalants, marijuana, or any other substance that

impairs a person’s ability to make sound judgments and have the ability to safely operate a boat. The effects of drugs and alcohol are also amplified on the water with the combination of sun glare, wind, waves, and other environmental stressors. Alcohol also dehydrates the body making sudden immersion into cold water at an even greater risk for drowning.

Impaired boaters can expect to be arrested or face serious penalties. In Oregon,

the consequences of being convicted of BUII include the possibility of jail time, $6,250 in fines, loss of boating privileges, and a 1-3 year suspension of the boater education card and potentially being court-mandated to take another boating safety course. Marine officers can arrest boaters on observed impairment and can legally obtain blood, breath or urine if a boater fails field sobriety testing. So far this year, only two people have been arrested for BUII but the ad-

vent of hot weather will likely change that.

“Overall, recreational boating is safe if boaters wear life jackets, boat sober, and keep a sharp lookout.

Waterways are becoming more crowded with a variety of mixed boating and other activities, so it’s important to pay attention to what’s going on around you and to follow the navigation rules of the road.

If boaters changed two things; wear life jackets and abstain from impairing

substances, boating fatalities would be rare,” says Henry.

“Oregon’s waters can be challenging enough for the sober boater, an impaired boater is really taking a huge, unnecessary risk, and they’re subjecting others to it as well.”

Henry goes on to say, “The public is our ally in safe boating. If you see an impaired operator or someone who is operating in a way that threatens others’ safety, call 911 and report it. That’s how we can work together to save lives.”

Good Samaritan receives five stars from Healthgrades for heart attack, heart failure outcomes

Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center is 5-star rated for heart attack and heart failure outcomes according to new research released by Healthgrades, an informational resource connecting patients, physicians, hospitals and health systems.

Each year, Healthgrades evaluates nearly 4,500 hospitals nationwide for common inpatient procedures and conditions using Medicare data. Healthgrades analysis of heart attack and heart failure data has found: • From 2017 through 2019, patients treated for heart failure in hospitals with 5-stars for in-hospital mortality have, on average, a 60.5% lower risk of dying than if they were treated in hospitals with 1 star. Similarly, patients treated for heart failure in hospitals with 1-star for in-hospital mortality are, on average, 2.5 times more likely to die than if they were treated in hospitals with 5 stars.

“Congestive heart failure is a complex disease, and it takes a multidisciplinary effort to help patients have good outcomes,” said Cardiologist Sridhar Vijayasekaran, MD, of Samaritan Heart Center. “It’s everybody working together, including the hospitalist and the cardiologist treating the patient, the heart failure nurse providing education to patients with follow up phone calls, the pharmacist carefully reconcil

ing the patient’s medication -- it’s a classic example of how people work as a team to provide the best possible care for patients.”

• From 2017 through 2019, patients treated for heart attack in hospitals with 5-stars for in-hospital

mortality have, on average, a 48.8% lower risk of dying than if they were treated in hospitals with 1 star. Similarly, patients treated for heart attack in hospitals with 1-star for in-hospital mortality are, on average, 2.0 times more likely to die than if they were treated in hospitals with 5 stars.

“Over the years we have worked diligently to establish and continually improve protocols for diagnosis and treatment of heart attack,” said Interventional Cardiologist Edward Toggart, MD. “It starts when the patient comes in contact with any first responder or member of the medical team, including EMS, urgent care and emergency department providers.

This team of professionals knows how to quickly diagnose a heart attack and get the patient to Good Sam as fast as possible. With a heart attack, time is of the essence and the cardiac team is ready to take the patient immediately to the cardiac cath lab.

There, an emergency angioplasty is promptly performed and stent placed. This quick

coordination greatly improves the chances of a good recovery.”

Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center also received the 2020 Outstanding Patient Experience Award from Healthgrades, ranking it in the top 15% of hospitals

nationwide for patient experience.

“Expert and timely care for heart failure and heart attacks are shown to saves lives,” said Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center CEO Laura Hennum. “I am proud and grateful that our medical

team at Good Samaritan.

Regional Medical Center excels in the care that we provide. I know that it makes a difference for our patients and our community. That is what motivates us to pursue excellence every day.”

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Wrestlers finish strong in district tournament

This year we have a new head coach team. Co-Head coach Robb Ellis took on more of the administrative duties and new co-head coach Mike Puckett took on the organization of practice and wrestler development. Mike was a state champion in South Dakota and wrestled for Augustana University. He owns a business in Lincoln City and one in Coeur D’ALene Idaho and he splits time between the two cities. We have seen and advancement of skill in our wrestlers with his expertise in the room. After placing 10th as a team last year out of 24 teams in 3A, Taft’s best showing at state in history, we have a chance to improve even more as we head into this year’s state tournament.

The state tournament is normally all classifications and girls at the Memorial Coliseum. Because of Covid it has split into different locations for each classification. The 3A state tournament is at Redmond High School on June 26. The 6A1A girls state tournament is on 6/24 at Cottage Grove High School.

Boys The boys finished 4th out of 8 teams at the district tournament at Clatskanie on 6/19. If we would have won one a couple more matches we would have passed Yamhill for 3rd. We finished ahead of storied programs Willamina and Dayton which was huge.

Here are the 7 guys going to state and a few comments about them: 113 pounds - Senior Jose Flores. Placed 2nd at state last year. 12-4 record this year with all losses being to top wrestlers in the state.

Was district champ this year and goes into state at as the #1 seed in his bracket. If he wrestles well Jose is favored to be the state champion in this weight class. Jose

started wrestling his freshman year and this will be his 3rd time qualifying for the state tournament. He keeps getting better and better and sets the tone for hard work on the team.

113 pounds - Charlie Lopez-Cobos. Charlie is a first year wrestler who qualified for state in his first year wrestling as a senior.

He shows an amazing gift for wrestling and it would be amazing to see how well he would do if he had another year or two to wrestle. He started of his career pinning the number 1 ranked wrestler at 106 pounds in his second match of the season.

He finished 3rd at districts to qualify for state.

120 pounds - Josue Gomez. Josue is a 9th grader who started wrestling in the Taft middle school program last year. He works hard and placed 3rd at districts to qualify for state. He has a bright future.

120 pounds - Kaden Byrum. Kaden enters the state tournament after being selected because of a shortage of wrestlers at 120 pounds.

He is in 10th grade and is in his second season wrestling.

He is very strong for his size and has a lot of potential to grow as a wrestler over the next couple of seasons.

132 pounds - Diego Gomez. Sophomore, brother of Josue at 120. Diego is in his second year wrestling and placed 3rd at districts. Diego is very into wrestling and is committed to keep getting better. He plans on wrestling at camps and tournaments in the off-season to keep getting better.

152 pounds - William Calderon, senior. William placed 6th at state in only his first year of wrestling his 10th grade year. He is a 3 time state qualifier. He has a lot of natural talent. Last year at state he did not place again but he had a very hard

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bracket with lots of talented wrestlers. Some brackets at state are tougher than others. He placed 2nd at the district tournament and has a good chance to get on the podium this year. To get on the podium in 3A wrestling you have to place 4th or better. They changed that from 6th place after his 10th grade year.

160 pounds - Senior Riley Ellis. He should be a junior but decided to graduate early. 2nd at state last year, 3-time state qualifier. RIley heads into his bracket as the 2nd seed which makes him the 2nd ranked wrestler in the 9 man bracket. He has a tough bracket this year and will have to really wrestle well to see the podium again but he has a good chance to do so. His record is 14-5 this year and all of his losses are to top wrestlers in the state.

Girls The girls stepped it up this year and did amazing at the north district tournament at Tillamook on 6/18.

Last year at the district tournament the girls only won 1 match as a group and placed 55 out of 60 teams.

This year the group placed 10th out of 50 teams and won ten matches as a group.

Every girl won a match.

Their improvement is amazing. We were 1st for 3A teams at the north district tournament. Girls still have to wrestle against all classifications in state until more numbers come out, but the sport is growing. Many of the 6A coaches were impressed by our group from a smaller school.

115 pounds - Ryan Sou. 11th grade. Ryan is a second year wrestler and shows a lot of athletic ability. She placed 5th, coming one win short of going to state when she lost in an overtime match. She won 3 matches at girls districts and keeps getting better.

115 pounds - Sabrina Campos. 11th grade. Sabrina is a second year wrestler who has also showed great improvement. She has a great attitude and strives to get better. She won no matches at girls districts last year but improved this year by winning a match and nearly a 2nd match when she nearly pinned another opponent.

We look forward to seeing her get even better in her senior year.

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Top Left: Jose Flores. Top Right: Kadence James. Middle: Riley Ellis.

Bottom: William Calderon.

120 pounds - Kadence James. Junior. Kadence really stepped it up this year and became the first girl in Taft history to qualify for the girls state tournament by winning 4th place at districts. She had a 12-3 record this year through the district tournament. She is tall for her weight class and uses that advantage to throw her favorite move the “head and arm” on opponents. She got many of her wins by pin this year with that move. She has spent a lot of time training at a wrestling club in Salem during the off-season and attended some camps with our team, and this has helped her become better and better.

She is more in love with the

sport of wrestling than anyone else on the team including the guys. We hope for her to do well at state and to go strong into her senior year with more off-season training.

140 pounds - Yaneli Hermosillo - the freshman phenom started wrestling last year in our middle school program. She was out for much of the season with a concussion but exploded when she got back into action by winning 3 matches at districts. She also came one match away from going to state. She finished in 5th place at districts.

We hope to keep building the program. The girls wrestle with guys at practice and that makes them get

even better. We will have big shoes to fill next year in the guys program with some very talented wrestlers graduating but I think we are up for the challenge.

“Mat time” is the key. The longer you wrestle the better you can get at it. Weight room will also be a key. You need to be as strong as possible and our group needs to keep improving in the weight room. Our middle school program took a year off along with our kids mat club during Covid. We need to get those programs rolling again in order to keep our current level of success in the future.

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OCCC to fill its beakers, thanks to Siletz fund For colleges and universities of any size, raising funds to place modern, cuttingedge equipment inside science and chemistry laboratories can be, well, laborious.

Thus, when Oregon Coast Community College faculty Matthew Fisher set out to provide students with those cutting-edge opportunities, he knew he’d need help raising the necessary funds.

“I want OCCC students to have lab experiences that are just as good, if not better, as what is offered at larger universities,” said Fisher, who also acts as the chair of the science department. “But scientific equipment can be really, really expensive.”

That’s where the generosity of the Siletz Tribal Charitable Contribution Fund (STCCF) stepped in.

Recently, the STCCF announced a $19,000 grant to OCCC to purchase laboratory equipment for biology and chemistry courses.

Thanks to the donation, OCCC can now offer the year-long sequence of introductory chemistry courses. These classes are required for a variety of degrees in science, technology, and engineering. The new chemistry sequence

will begin in the Fall of 2021 (with courses including CH 221/222/223). With the new lab equipment, students will be able to collect and analyze data in real-time using digital sensors and computers.

“We’re very excited to offer these new chemistry courses,” said Dan Lara, Vice President of Academic Affairs at OCCC, and a chemist by training. “There are so many talented people in Lincoln County, and we want to help them achieve their goals of becoming scientists, engineers, and doctors.”

The funding from STCCF will also help Fisher provide his students with research experience as part of his introductory biology courses (BI 211/212/213). Fisher will use the STCCF money to purchase the equipment needed to grow microbes and isolate their DNA. Students will then decode the DNA and share their genetic analysis in a national databank. This is all part of a national educational program supported by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI). OCCC is the only college in Oregon currently accepted in the program.

“I’m excited to give students the opportunity to do

modern biological research as part of their normal coursework,” said Fisher.

“This type of learning really motivates students and helps students from diverse backgrounds succeed in the sciences.”

OCCC offers a variety of degree and certificate programs, including university Transfer Degree programs and its innovative teaching degree program, created in partnership with Western Oregon University and the Lincoln County School District.

The Fall 2021 term will feature a return to campus and will boast a large lineup of on-site, live classes – along with enhanced options for students who choose to participate in an online environment. A full complement of student activities, clubs, and special events is also being planned.

A good place to start is by filling out an application at oregoncoast.edu/apply, and then scheduling a free one-on-one (via Zoom) meeting with a friendly academic advisor. Learn more and discover the full range of degree and certificate programs available at Oregon Coast Community College at oregoncoast.edu.

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Science department chairman Matthew Fisher plans to provide students with cutting edge equipment and opportunities thanks to Siletz funds.

Police Blotter 11:09A.M. Theft, 1777 NW 44th St. Caller reported theft of x2 Honda 2200 generators from upper RV lot at location. Report taken.

11:47A.M. Hit and Run, 4101 NW Logan Rd. LE required by store employee on behalf of RO. RO reported vehicle struck while parked at location. Report taken.

3:12P.M. Stolen vehicle recovery, 865 SW 6th St. Caller reported vehicle unoccupied in driveway of location. Driver side door open, vehicle full of personal property. Vehicle reported stolen out of LC last night, recorded cleared from LEDS/NCIC. 5:12P.M. Animal, 1123 SW 51st St. #1. Caller reported that large hound type dog attacked her dog and bit her. Dog’s owner left walking dog toward the beach access older female, gray hair, light colored windbreaker. Officer was UTL owner or dog, officer took report.

5:20P.M. Crash, 3400 SW HWY 101. Vehicle #1 impounded by Car Care Tow for no insurance, driver cited no insurance, careless driving, and no OR DL. 5:27P.M. Fraud, 2614 NE Yacht Ave. Caller was the victim of fraud. Subject who stole their money threatened to come to their house. They would like extra patrol, officer took report.

7:35P.M. AOA, 95 SE 32nd St #9. Officer assisted New-

port by identifying subject.

8:03P.M. Hit and Run, Lincoln City Collective, 1266 SW 50th St. Caller reported that a vehicle hit the building and left. Officers responded and took report.

9:42P.M. Fight, NW 15th St Beach Access. Report of fight on the beach, was assault suspects left prior to arrival. PC for assault 3 on subject and 2nd person that was with them. Report taken.

11:11P.M. Subject taken into custody after security reported a subject refusing to leave. Transported to LCPD, cited and released for trespass.

Saturday June 19th,

12:38A.M. DUII, SW Galley Ave/SW HWY 101.

Traffic stop on vehicle driving on rim. FSTS performed, subject taken into custody for DUII. Open container located in vehicle, transported to LCPD. Car Care impounded vehicle entered LEDS. 1:47A.M. EDP, 1930 SE Lee Ave Apt B8. Reporting roommate making suicidal statements. HX of EDP issues. Subject contacted, detained, and transported to SNLH for mental eval/ POH. Report taken.

9:00A.M. Stolen vehicle, 2171 NW Mast PL Unit D. Caller reporting theft of enclosed cargo trailer from listed location. Vehicle entered into LEDS/NCIC, report taken.

9:00A.M. Extra Patrol Request, NE Oar/NE 14th

South to State Campground.

Caller requesting extra patrol for speeding vehicles.

Reporting cars going approximately 70 MPH. 1:52P.M. Warrant Service, 4031 NW HWY 101, North Shell. Subject cited and released on Lincoln County Misdemeanor warrant charging FTA- Criminal Mischief II, PCS meth. Did not meet LCJ lodging criteria.

4:10P.M. AOA, 4157 N HWY 101-Coldstone.

Caller reporting juveniles mother came to listed location violating mothers probation. Report taken, forwarded to P&P. 4:48P.M. Warrant Service, SE 3rd St/SE HWY 101.

Caller reported a possible rolling domestic near 779 N Old Scenic HWY 101 in Otis.

LCPD contacted vehicle and involved parties. Subject was taken into custody and transported to LCJ on a Lincoln County Misdemeanor warrant, charging PV & Assault IV. 6:53P.M. Runaway, 2945 NW Jetty Ave. Caller reported their daughter had walked off from their hotel room. Juvenile entered LEDS/NCIC as missing.

Report taken.

9:55P.M. Hit and run crash, 95 SW HWY 101.

Multiple 911 calls reporting a 2-vehicle hit and run crash. Fire/Medics responded for evaluation.

Victims vehicle towed by Car Care. Report taken.

Sunday June 20th,

12:41A.M. Criminal Mischief, NW 26th St Public Restrooms. Caller reporting vehicle parked in area with passenger window smashed out. RO contacted, nothing missing, report taken.

8:17A.M. Car Prowl, 2335 NW Inlet Ave #6. Caller reports two vehicles were broken into last night. Report taken.

12:08P.M. Follow Up, 2945 NW Jetty. Caller reports juvenile was in Beaverton picked up by their father.

PBB made contact, cleared the missing person out of LEDS. 12:36P.M. Crimis, 1500 SE East Devils Lake Rd-LC Outlet Mall. Caller reported vehicle hit while parked in outlet mall parking lot.

Report taken.

2:46P.M. Found Property, 1529 NW HWY 101-Windriven kites. Caller reported MISC personal property including electronics left at location. Property taken for safe keeping. Report taken.

6:385P.M. Theft, 1777 NW 44th St-Chinook Winds.

Casino security reported theft of a voucher from gaming floor.

8:00P.M. DUII, 1016 SE Jetty Ave. Caller reported subject in black pick up hit

their fence and left. Officers stopped subject at Faith Baptist Church, and subject was taken into custody. Subject transported to LCPD for DUII, hit and run, and reckless endangering. LCSO also cited subject for ADDL charges from an incident on East Devils Lake Rd.

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3:52A.M. AOA OSP/DUII, HWY 18 @MP3. Officer assisted OSP with possible crash. NLFR located vehicle driving along HWY dragging their bumper. LCPD took subject into custody and transported them to

LCPD where he was cited and released for DUII. OSP handled tow, report taken.

9:15A.M. Theft, 2048 NE Port Ave. Caller reported a theft on 6/1/2021 and now notices bag of tools and two kayaks are missing.

Report taken.

3:02P.M. Assault, 2020 NE HWY 101. Report of assault, report taken. PC for subject for assault IV and X2.

6:09P.M. ATL, 1452 NE 6th DR #C18. Reported overdue from a kayak trip, staying at Devils Lake State Park. Subject later returned to their campsite, case issued in error.

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The Angels Ball and Festival of Trees returns in 2121 Angels Anonymous is proud to announce that the Angels Ball and Festival of Trees are back on schedule of the Yuletide Season of 2021. Once again we will celebrate in style. Our main fundraiser, The Festival of Trees, will begin on December 1, and conclude with the Angels Ball on Dec. 4, at Chinook Winds Casino Resort. how wonderful it will be to once again open the Holidays with our friend and neighbors at the festive event.

COVID 19 and the Echo Mountain Fire greatly increased the need for assistance in North Lincoln County.

Angels Anonymous, with the help of our generous donors, was able to help

meet the need. In 2020, we assisted 148 families, many of them victims of the Echo Mountain Fire.

So put your thinking caps on to plan a dazzling tree for your family or your business to sponsor at the Festival of Trees and watch it raise money at the live auction on the night of the ball. It’s an invigorating experience to work together decorating the perfect tree for a perfect cause. not only is it a “feel good” experience, but you business will be in the spotlight among those who generously help our community to thrive. those businesses who choose to sponsor monetarily, will receive recognition on our web-

site and in the auction program.

The cost for a space and a tree to decorate provided by Angels Anonymous is $100. If you provide your won tree, the cost is $50. the prices remain the same as 2019, with the cost of ball tickets at $85.

Watch for updates throughout the summer.

Sponsorship packet will be available after July 15.

To receive a sponsorship packet, contact Roger Robertson at 541-9964716 or phillyphil@msn. com. Packets will also be available at the Lincoln City Chamber of Commerce 4039 NW Logan Road, Lincoln City or at Coast Drafting and Design at 1540 SE HWY 101, Lincoln City.

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July 25, 1942 - June 15, 2021 On Tuesday, June 15th 2021, Susanne (Sue) Ryan, loving wife and mother of one, grandmother of three and great-grandmother of three, passed away at age 78.

Sue was born on July 25th 1942 in Salem, Oregon to Waldo and Grace Ohmart. She spent her youth moving from military base to military base, as her father Waldo was in the US Navy. On July 27th 1960 she gave birth to her one son, Richard D. Ryan. In 1965 Sue married Stephen “Wes” Ryan, who later adopted

Richard. The family lived in many cities including, Salem Oregon, to Seattle Washington, and finally settled in Lincoln City, Oregon in late 1985. She is survived by her husband Wes Ryan, her son Richard D. Ryan, her brother David Ohmart and her three grandchildren, Danielle Ryan-Fanter, Crystal Greenawald, and Ricky Ryan, whom she and her husband Wes, raised.

She also has three loving great-grandchildren, Olivia, Evan and Landry, who she enjoyed spending time with.

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tra, $40; Musical Tapas, $55 (with tapas provided by Side Door Café); and $125 for the benefit dinner, (also catered by Side Door Café).

Siletz Bay Music Festival is happy to offer incentives to encourage people to buy tickets early and often.

Pick Three: Purchase tickets for any three concerts excluding Tapas and the Friday night benefit dinner and get 5% off the total ticket price.

Pick Six: Purchase tickets for any six concerts excluding the Friday Night benefit dinner and get 10% off the total ticket price.

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for any eight performances and get 10% off the total ticket price, (except for the Friday night benefit dinner), PLUS Priority Seating at every concert.

Grand Slam ticket holders will be admitted to the venue 15 minutes prior to the standard admittance time to choose their preferred seats.

To celebrate the new venue at BB Camp on Sunday, September 12, audience members will have a chance to purchase a picnic lunch from the BB Camp kitchen to enjoy on the lawn prior to the concert. Bring a blanket or sit on

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the benches and enjoy the lake view. Cost for the picnic lunch is $15.

The Festival’s program is now posted to the website however, organizers stress that the schedule is subject to changes or adjustments dependent on many factors. To view the schedule and to purchase tickets, go to www.siletzbaymusic. org. Or call 541-264-5828.

According to Festival organizers, the health and safety of Festival musicians, audience and the community is of highest priority. To that end they will constantly monitor the ever-

changing protocols from the CDC and the State of Oregon.

Since it’s impossible to predict the status of protocols for September, the number of tickets going on sale will be limited to half the capacity of each venue. As festival time approaches, more tickets will be released according to current restrictions. To ensure admittance, buy your tickets early.

Siletz Bay Music Festival is made possible in part by grants from the Confederated Tribes of the Siletz, Explore Lincoln City, the James F. and Marion L. Miller Foundation, Lincoln City Cultural

Center, Lincoln County Cultural Coalition, Oregon Coast Council for the Arts, Pacific Power Foundation and The Round House Foundation. Sponsors include Ambience Construction, Charlotte Lehto Insurance Agency, Inc. and Edward Jones – Wendy C. Wilson, Financial Advisor. Media sponsors are Oregon Coast Today and NewsGuard. Siletz Bay Music Festival, a 501c3 non-profit Oregon corporation, is presented by an all-volunteer Board of Directors.

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put deputies in. You know there’s going to be use-offorce situations.”

Landers continued, “It’s not the type of activity I want to see deputies doing.

I see it going wrong in a number of different ways.”

The main messages should be fire danger and to be use fireworks responsibly, Landers suggested. Maybe the county should look into reader boards. Most people are reasonable and will take necessary precautionary

measures, he said.

Personal fireworks, such as those offered for sale in the county starting June 23, are usually confined to private driveways, Landers pointed out, which Waldport’s ban doesn’t affect.

“A family in a driveway being very responsible setting off legal Oregon fireworks purchased in the state, isn’t going to be a problem,” he said.

Commissioner Claire Hall said if there was an indication that a prohibition of the sale

and use of fireworks on public property was going to be an enforcement tool for the sheriff, she would support it, but that wasn’t the case.

Hunt noted the beaches are under the jurisdiction of state parks. “Even if we passed an ordinance it wouldn’t apply to the beaches,” he said. With most fireworks stands in cities, a county ban would have no impact on the sale of legal fireworks.

Landers noted last year was a bad year for illegal fire-

works complaints, perhaps because of the lack of public displays. He was hopeful the many firework shows in the county will alleviate some of the illegal firework activity.

The sheriff noted a flier detailing the danger of illegal fireworks was sent out to short term rentals. It’s not just a violation, said Landers. It’s a crime, and violators can be arrested.

Landers suggested reminding people to enjoy themselves, but to consider

the nuisance, risk and fire danger fireworks pose.

“I’m not convinced that us adopting a measure banning fireworks use or sales would have any measurable impact on fire safety, so I’m not inclined to take that action,” Hall stated.

“I’m still on the fence,” said Kaety Jacobson regarding additional measures restricting fireworks. She acknowledged enforceability is an issue. However, she noted, wearing seatbelts is hard to

enforce, too, but police manage to do so.

Landers indicated he would reach out to the fire defense board to enhance efforts to inform people of the risk of fire danger and make the public aware of what is and is not allowed and where. Staff will reach out to fire districts to inquire if they have any enforcement options and report back. The commissioners will revise the issue June 28.

Oregon adds 6,900 jobs in May

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The Oregon Employment Department reports 2,047,008 employed and 118,452 unemployed in May. In May 2020, the state saw 181,557 employed and 127,102 unemployed.

Oregon’s unemployment rate was 5.9% in May, the same as the revised rate in April. This was the first time Oregon’s rate was below 6% since March 2020 when the state’s rate was 3.6%. Meanwhile, the U.S. unemployment rate dropped to 5.8% in May from 6.1% in April.

In Oregon, nonfarm payroll employment grew

by 6,900 in May, following monthly gains averaging 11,400 in the prior four months. Monthly gains in May were largest in private education (+3,400 jobs); professional and business services (+2,900); construction(+900); and financial activities (+900). Only one major industry shed more than 500 jobs in May: transportation, warehous-

ing, and utilities (-800 jobs).

In May, Oregon’s nonfarm payroll employment totaled 1,864,000, a drop of 109,000 jobs, or 5.5% from the pre-recession peak in February 2020. Oregon’s employment dropped to a low of 1,687,500 by April 2020. Since then, Oregon has recovered 176,500 jobs, or 62% of the jobs lost be-

tween February and April 2020.

Leisure and hospitality accounts for the bulk of Oregon’s jobs not recovered since early 2020. It employed 169,600 in May, and added only 1,600 jobs in the most recent two months. The industry is still 46,700 jobs below its peak month of February 2020, so it accounts for

City of Newport and SOLVE plan a beach clean-up The City of Newport is very concerned about the potential trash left on thebeach following this year’s Independence Day celebration. The beaches are one of the city’s major tourist attractions, and keeping them as clean as possible after the July 4thfestivities is a priority of the city.

The city, in cooperation with SOLVE, is organizing a post-Independence Daybeach cleanup on Monday, July 5, 2017, from 10:00 A.M.

–1:00P.M., at three different sites. Join the City of Newport at the Nye Beach Turnaround, Don and Ann Davis Park, or Yaquina Bay State Park,from 10:00A.M.– 1:00P.M.!

This event is part of an effort to pick up litter after the holiday.

Help us protect marine life and maintain the beauty of our coast. Be prepared by dressing for any weather and wearing sturdy shoes.

You are encouraged to

bring your own reusable bucket/bag, gloves, and water bottle to help reduce plastic waste. If you happen to forget, SOLVE will provide bags and gloves.

This beach cleanup is family-friendly, and volunteers of all ages will find the event fun and rewarding.

Please remember our ocean shores can be dangerous. Avoid logs in the water and marine mammals, and never turn your back on the ocean! Please keep dogs on

a leash. If you find any hazardous material, please alert your Beach Captain.Hauling, disposal,and recycling services have been graciously donated by Thompson Sanitary Service.

Thanks also go to SOLVE, the Greater Newport Chamber of Commerce, and Newport Rental.

Register for the cleanup on the SOLVE website at https://www.solveoregon. org/,or register on-site at any of the three locations.

43% of overall nonfarm payroll jobs lost since Oregon’s pre-recession peak.

The restaurants, bars, and hotels that make up accommodation and food services have shown flat hiring trends over the most recent three months; the employment level in this component industry has been close to 150,000 in March, April, and May. Local government is another industry that has a long way to go to get back to normal. Employment averaged 207,400 in the past 12 months, compared with an average of 229,000 during the most recent pre-recession year of 2019.

In May, local government employed 207,800. Local government education— including K-12 schools, community colleges, and public universities—accounts for over half of all

local government employment.

A return to pre-pandemic employment is closer at hand for several major industries that were less impacted by the COVID recession. Although the following industries still haven’t surpassed their pre-recession peak, each is within 3% of attaining that milestone: trade, transportation, and utilities; financial activities; information; construction; and professional and business services.

Next Press Releases The Oregon Employment Department plans to release the May county and metropolitan area unemployment rates on Tuesday, June 22, and the next statewide unemployment rate and employment survey data for June on Tuesday, July 13.

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In accordance with ORS. 457.460, a Financial Statement for the Lincoln City Urban Renewal Agency has been prepared and is on file with the City of Lincoln City and the Lincoln City Urban Renewal Agency. The information contained in the statement is available to all interested persons. A summary of the Financial Statement and Budget follows:

LINCOLN CITY URBAN RENEWAL AGENCY BUDGET FISCAL YEAR 2020-21

REVENUES: Beginning Fund Balance Interest Loan Repayments Tax Increment Proceeds

General Fund $ 159,290 2,099 -

Tax Increment Fund $ 1,215,460 15,191 756,556

Property Rehabilitation Fund $ 384,453 7,350 72,000 -

Construction Fund $ 491,742 12,244 -

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EXPENDITURES: Personal Services Materials & Services Capital Outlay Economic Development Property Rehabilitation Debt Service Transfers Out TOTAL EXPENDITURES

LINCOLN CITY URBAN RENEWAL AGENCY (A Component Unit of the City of Lincoln City, Oregon)

REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES FISCAL YEAR 2019-20

REVENUES: Beginning Fund Balance Interest Intergovernmental Sale of Land Loan Repayments Tax Increment Proceeds Miscellaneous

General Fund $ 324,186 5,897 15,000 -

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$

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$

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EXPENDITURES: Personal Services Materials & Services Capital Outlay Economic Development Property Rehabilitation Debt Service TOTAL EXPENDITURES ENDING FUND BALANCE

$

Tax Increment Fund $ 1,108,672 30,209

Property Rehabilitation Fund $ 685,883 6,711

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The Tax Increment Proceeds (revenue) received by the Agency are used to pay for indebtedness incurred in carrying out the Urban Renewal Plan.

The outstanding obligations of the Lincoln City Urban Renewal Agency LINCOLN CITY URBAN RENEWAL AGENCY as of June 30, 2020 amounted(A to Component $1,956,394. Unit of the City of Lincoln City, Oregon)

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Taxes Collected Taxes without Urban Urban Renewal Collected with Taxes Collected Urban Renewal TaxesRenewal Collected Taxes without Urban Urban Renewal Collected with $ 8,847,811 $ 9,123,608 $ 275,797 Renewal Taxes Collected Urban Renewal 549,550 566,648 17,098 $ 8,847,811 $ 9,123,608 $ 275,797 316,684 326,533 9,849 549,550 566,648 17,098 7,388,725 7,618,990 230,265 28 316,684 326,533 9,849 198,299 204,432 6,133 7,388,725 7,618,990 230,265 1,216,917 1,254,842 37,925 198,299 204,432 6,133 5,082,920 5,241,261 158,341 1,216,917 1,254,842 37,925 81,401 83,817 2,416 5,082,920 5,241,261 158,341 934,439 963,432 28,993 81,401 83,817 2,416 175,626 181,015 5,389 934,439 963,432 28,993 87,261 87,471 210 175,626 181,015 5,389 148,005 155,030 7,025 87,261 87,471 210

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The start of the summer and fall wildfire season began Wednesday across Western Oregon with fire agencies bracing for what could be an intense and damaging season.

New research is expected to help communities in Columbia County, across Oregon and the nation better understand how changing climate and human behavior drive wildfires.

Human-caused wildfire ignitions in Central Oregon are expected to remain steady over the next four decades and lightningcaused ignitions are expected to decline, but the average size of a blaze from either cause is expected to rise, Oregon State University modeling suggests.

Scientists, including Meg Krawchuk of the OSU College of Forestry and former OSU research associate Ana Barros, now of the Washington Department of Natural Resources, say the findings can help local decision-makers understand how a changing climate might affect natural and humancaused fire regimes differently and inform fire staffing, preparedness, prevention and restrictions.

“The significance of these results lies in what we can collectively do about it as a society and in our individual actions,” Barros said. “For lightning-ignited fires, depending on where and when they happen, it can be an opportunity. Where safe for firefighters, communities and highly valued resources, we can use these ignitions to accomplish important forest restoration work.”

Findings of the study, which involved 3.3 million hectares on the east slope of the Cascade Range, were published in Environmental Research Letters.

“In the United States, twothirds of the area burned by wildfires is from fires started by lightning, but human-caused blazes make fire seasons longer and result in fires reaching areas where they wouldn’t naturally oc-

cur,” said Krawchuk, a fire ecologist who oversees the College of Forestry’s Landscape Fire and Conservation Science lab group.

“People are the primary cause of large fires in both the eastern and western U.S., and while climate is the primary driver of how much area burns, the human footprint is a close second.”

Wildfire is casting an increasingly large shadow globally, including in the American West, as the climate continues to become warmer and drier. Eight of the 10 largest California wildfires on record have occurred in the last seven years, and in 2020, multiple huge fires tore through the west side of the Cascade Range in Oregon, consuming more than 1 million acres.

Barros notes that in the lower 48 U.S. states, 29 million people live where there is potential for extreme wildfire, including 12 million considered “socially vulnerable.”

“Census tracts that are majority Black, Hispanic or Native American are associated with the greatest vulnerability to wildfire,” she said. “That means climate change is expected to exacerbate social inequalities unless ecosystems and communities do a good job of adapting to a changing climate and more fires in an equitable way.”

Barros, Krawchuk, OSU faculty research assistant Rachel Houtman and collaborators from the U.S. Forest Service and the University of California, Merced looked at ignition data for the study area from 1992 through 2015. There were more than 15,000 ignitions, most of which did not result in a big blaze. Just 400 of the ignitions ended up burning an area greater than 10 hectares, but those fires accounted for 99% of the area that burned.

Melding those data with multiple global climate projections, the scientists developed statistical models for when and where fires could potentially occur between 2031 and 2060, and how much area they would burn, for light-

ning- and human-caused ignitions. The models included predictions for the number of fires and the frequency of extreme wildfire events, or EWEs. The models, which include a metric for daily fuel dryness known as energy release component or ERC, predicted no significant change in the number of human-caused fire ignitions and a 14% reduction in lightning-caused ignitions, with the number of lightning fires per season burning more than 10 hectares staying about the same.

But mean fire sizes were 31% larger for fires caused by humans and 22% bigger for fires caused by lightning; predicted increases in area burned were driven by increases in mean fire size resulting from more extreme wildfire events.

“All but one of the climate models we considered projected increased frequency of recordbreaking events, with the largest future fires being about twice as big as those of the contemporary period,” Barros said.

The scientists note that historically, lightning ignitions in Central Oregon have been more likely on days with moderate fuel dryness and less likely on days with higher ERC. That’s possibly because in the region, lightning-caused fires tend to happen after light precipitation such as that from cold fronts that can cause ERC to drop.

“When it comes to humancaused fires, the key word is prevention because any ignition can become that record-breaking event,” Barros said. “The takeaway here is that large fires are coming our way. What we do about it between now and then will determine our success in mitigating negative consequences and even accomplish positive outcomes.”

Michelle Day, Alan Ager and Haiganoush Preisler of the Forest Service and John Abatzoglou of the University of California, Merced, collaborated with Krawchuk and Barros.

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Researchers said the new study’s findings can help local decision-makers understand how a changing climate might affect natural and humancaused fire regimes differently and inform fire staffing, preparedness, prevention and restrictions. parts of the world, but how we respond to these fires and how we prevent them depends on a lot on how they start,” said Day, based at the Rocky Mountain Research Station. “In our study we showed that historical records for fire size will continue to be broken. And the timing of these fires will differ depending on cause, with more

human-caused ignitions happening in late summer and fall.”

The National Science Foundation and the U.S. Department of Agriculture supported this research.

Steve Lundeberg is a researcher and writer for Oregon State University Relations and Marketing. He may be reached at steve. lundeberg@oregonstate.edu.

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